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Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026

Filed:

Jun. 23, 2022
Applicant:

Vmware Llc, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Paul Allen, Seattle, WA (US);

John Calixto, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

VMware LLC, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 67/56 (2022.01); H04L 69/08 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 67/56 (2022.05); H04L 69/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure provides an approach for inter-network command and control. Embodiments include receiving, by a proxy component of a service, from an agent of the service, a request to retrieve one or more action definitions. The agent may be located in a private networking environment, and the proxy component may be located in a networking environment external to the private networking environment. Embodiments include retrieving, by the proxy component, based on the request, the one or more action definitions from a queue associated with the service using a credential of the proxy component. Embodiments include providing, by the proxy component, the one or more action definitions to the agent. Embodiments include performing, by the agent, one or more actions within the private networking environment based on the one or more action definitions.


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